Author : Marco Giugni
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816629152
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis How Social Movements Matter by : Marco Giugni
Download or read book How Social Movements Matter written by Marco Giugni and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together several well-known scholars, this volume offers an assessment of the consequences of social movements in Western countries. Policy, institutional, cultural, short- and long-term, and intended and unintended outcomes are among the types of consequences the authors consider in depth. They also compare political outcomes of several contemporary movements -- specifically, women's, peace, ecology, and extreme right-wing movements -- in different countries. Book jacket.